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DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER 

(Late  a  Representative  from  Rhode  Island) 


MEMORIAL   ADDRESSES 

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Sixtieth  Congress 
Second  Session 


HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES 
February  21,  1909 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Proceedings  in  the  House I  _  .  j 5 

Prayer  by  Rev.  Henry  N.  Couden,  D.  D 5,7 

Memorial  addresses  by — 

Mr.  Capron,  of  Rhode  Island 9 

Mr.  Goulden,  of  New  York 1 1 

Mr.  O'Connell,  of  Massachusetts.  _  13 

Mr.  Clark,  of  Missouri 16 

Mr.  Slayden,  of  Texas 19 

Mr.  Harrison,  of  New  York 22 

Mr.  Edwards,  of  Georgia 23 

Mr.  Washburn,  of  Massachusetts 26 

Mr.  Williams,  of  Mississippi 28 

Mr.  Parsons,  of  New  York 32 

Mr.  Gardner,  of  Massachusetts.  _  33 

Mr.  Peters,  of  Massachusetts 35 

Mr.  Keliher,  of  Massachusetts 37 

Mr.  Ryan,  of  New  York 39 

Mr.  Howard,  of  Georgia 41 

Mr.  Chancy,  of  Indiana 44 

Mr.  Cockran,  of  New  York 46 

Proceedings  in  the  Senate 49 

Prayer  by  Rev.  Edward  E.  Hale 51 

Memorial  addresses  by — 

Mr.  Aldrich,  of  Rhode  Island 53 

Mr.  Wetmore,  of  Rhode  Island 55 

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DEATH  OF  HON.  DANIEL  L  D.  GRANGER 


PROCEEDINGS  IN  THE  HOUSE 

MONDAY,  February  75,  7909. 

The  House  met  at  1 2  o'clock  noon. 

The  Chaplain,  Rev.  Henry  X.  Couden,  D.  D.,  offered  the  fol 
lowing  prayer: 

Almighty  Father,  look  down,  we  beseech  Thee,  upon  us  with 
compassion  and  forgive  our  sins  as  individuals  and  as  a  Nation, 
and  inspire  in  us  a  greater  love  and  admiration  for  those  things 
which  make  for  righteousness  in  the  soul,  that  we  may  go  for 
ward  with  the  work  which  Thou  hast  given  us  to  do  with  a 
clear  vision,  pure  conscience,  and  high  ideals  that  at  last  we  may 
merit  the  "Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant." 

We  are  reminded  by  the  death  of  one  of  the  Members  of  this 
House  of  the  uncertainty  of  life,  that  in  the  midst  of  life  there 
is  death.  Help  us,  our  Heavenly  Father,  to  be  prepared  for  the 
change  which  will  bring  us  into  a  larger  life.  Comfort,  we  pray 
Thee,  the  family  and  friends  of  the  deceased,  and  guide  us  all 
to  the  larger  faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.  Amen. 

Mr.  CAPRON.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  desire  to  present  the  following 
resolutions  on  the  death  of  my  colleague  [Mr.  GRANGER]. 

The  SPEAKER.   The  Clerk  will  report  the  resolutions. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

Resoh<ed,  That  the  House  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  of  the  death 
of  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  late  a  Representative  from  the  State  of 
Rhode  Island. 

Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  15  Members  of  the  House  be  appointed 
by  the  Speaker  to  take  order  superintending  the  funeral  of  Mr.  GRANGER 

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6  Proceedings  in  the  House 

at  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  to  attend  the  same  with  such  Members  of  the 
Senate  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  Senate. 

Resolved,  That  the  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the  House  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  directed  to  take  such  steps  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry 
out  these  resolutions,  and  that  the  necessary  expenses  in  connection  there 
with  be  paid  out  of  the  contingent  fund  of  the  House. 

Resolved,  That  the  Clerk  communicate  these  resolutions  to  the  Senate 
and  transmit  a  copy  thereof  to  the  family  of  the  deceased. 

The  SPEAKER  announced  the  following  committee:  Mr. 
Capron,  of  Rhode  Island;  Mr.  Howard,  of  Georgia;  Mr. 
Boutell,  of  Illinois;  Mr.  Underwood,  of  Alabama;  Mr.  Hill, 
of  Connecticut;  Mr.  Slayden,  of  Texas;  Mr.  Hughes,  of  New 
Jersey;  Mr.  Washburn,  of  Massachusetts;  Mr.  Williams,  of 
Mississippi;  Mr.  Parsons,  of  New  York;  Mr.  Sherley,  of  Ken 
tucky;  Mr.  Gaines,  of  Tennessee;  Mr.  Ryan,  of  New  York;  Mr. 
O'Connell,  of  Massachusetts,  and  Mr.  Marcus  A.  Smith,  of 
Arizona. 

The  SPEAKER.  The  question  is  on  the  adoption  of  the  reso 
lutions. 

The  resolutions  were  unanimously  agreed  to. 

Mr.  CAPRON.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  also  desire  to  submit  the  fol 
lowing  resolution. 

The  SPEAKER.  The  Clerk  will  report  the  resolution. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  as  a  further  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  deceased 
the  House  do  now  stand  in  recess  until  1 1  a.  m.  to-morrow. 

The  resolution  was  agreed  to. 

Accordingly  (at  5  o'clock. and  38  minutes  p.  m.),  the  House 
took  a  recess  until  n  o'clock  a.  m.  to-morrow. 

TUESDAY,   February  16,  1909. 

A  message  from  the  Senate  announced  that  the  Senate  had 
passed  the  following  resolutions : 

Resolved,  That  the  Senate  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  the  announce 
ment  of  the  death  of  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  late  a  Representative 
from  the  State  of  Rhode  Island. 


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Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  seven  Senators  be  appointed  by  the  pre 
siding  officer,  to  join  a  committee  appointed  on  the  part  of  the  House  of 
Representatives,  to  attend  the  funeral  of  the  deceased  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  communicate  these  resolutions  to  the  House 
of  Representatives  and  transmit  a  copy  thereof  to  the  family  of  the 
deceased. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  further  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  de 
ceased  the  Senate  do  now  adjourn. 

And  that  in  compliance  with  the  foregoing  resolutions  the 
Vice-President  had  appointed  Mr.  Aldrich,  Mr.  Wetmore,  Mr. 
Burrows,  Mr.  Money,  Mr.  Clarke  of  Arkansas,  Mr.  Taliaferro, 
and  Mr.  Taylor  members  of  the  committee  on  the  part  of  the 
Senate. 

SUNDAY,  February  21 ,  7909. 

The  House  met  at  12  o'clock  m.,  and  was  called  to  order  by 
Mr.  SMITH  of  Iowa,  as  Speaker  pro  tempore. 

The  following  prayer  was  offered  by  the  Chaplain,  Rev.  Henry 
X.  Couden,  D.  D.: 

Almighty  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  in  whom  we  live  and 
move  and  have  our  being;  we  would  pour  out  the  oblations  of 
our  hearts  in  gratitude  and  praise  to  Thee,  the  dispenser  of 
all  good  gifts,  and  hallow  Thy  name  in  a  faithful  and  unselfish 
devotion  to  Thee  and  our  fellow-men,  and  thus  prove  ourselves 
worthy  of  all  the  gifts  Thou  hast  bestowed  upon  us.  We  thank 
Thee  for  that  spirit  down  deep  in  the  hearts  of  men  which 
recognizes  and  appreciates  the  nobility  of  soul  in  their  fellows, 
which  displays  itself  in  a  faithful  service  to  the  public  weal, 
for  this  special  service  to-day,  sacred  to  the  memory  of  men  who 
have  conspicuously  served  their  country  in  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States,  and  passed  on  to  their  reward.  Grant,  oh  most 
merciful  Father,  that  their  example  may  serve  as  beacon  lights 
to  guide  us  and  those  who  shall  come  after  us  to  high  and  noble 
living.  Comfort  the  friends,  colleagues,  and  families  of  the  de 
parted,  and  help  them  to  look  forward  with  bright  anticipations 


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to  that  larger  life  beyond  the  grave,  where  there  shall  be  no 
more  parting,  and  where  God  shall  wipe  all  tears  from  all  faces, 
and  where  peace  and  happiness  shall  reign  forever.  In  Jesus 
Christ,  our  Lord.  Amen. 

Mr.  CAPRON.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  desire  to  ask  unanimous  con 
sent  for  the  present  consideration  of  the  resolutions,  which  I 
send  to  the  Clerk's  desk,  in  regard  to  the  death  of  my  recent 
colleague,  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER. 

The  resolutions  were  read,  as  follows: 

House  resolution  582. 

Resolved,  That  the  business  of  the  House  be  now  suspended  that  oppor 
tunity  may  be  given  for  tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  Hon.  DANIEL,  L,.  D. 
GRANGER,  late  a  Member  of  this  House  from  the  State  of  Rhode  Island. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  particular  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  de 
ceased,  and  in  recognition  of  his  distinguished  public  career,  the  House, 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  exercises  of  this  day,  shall  stand  adjourned. 

Resolved,  That  the  Clerk  communicate  these  resolutions  to  the  Senate. 

Resolved,  That  the  Clerk  send  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  to  the  family 
of  the  deceased. 

Mr.  CAPRON.  Mr.  Speaker,  upon  the  passage  of  the  resolu 
tions,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  present  Congress  is  so  near 
its  close  and  Members  can  not  have  an  opportunity  for  a  special 
occasion,  I  will  ask  unanimous  consent  that  Members  desiring 
to  do  so  may  have  leave  to  print  remarks  in  the  Record  on  the 
life,  character,  and  public  services  of  Mr.  GRANGER  during  the 
remainder  of  the  present  session. 

The  SPEAKER  pro  tempore.  The  gentleman  from  Rhode 
Island  asks  unanimous  consent  that  Members  may  have  leave 
to  print  remarks  with  reference  to  the  life,  character,  and  pub 
lic  services  of  the  late  Mr.  GRANGER  during  the  remainder  of 
the  session.  Is  there  objection?  [After  a  pause.]  The  Chair 
hears  none. 

The  question  was  taken,  and  the  resolutions  were  unani 
mously  agreed  to. 


MEMORIAL  ADDRESSES 


ADDRESS  OF  MR*  CAPRON,  OF  RHODE  ISLAND 

Mr.  SPEAKER: 

Who  misses  or  who  wins  the  prize 

Go  lose  or  conquer  as  ye  can, 
But  if  ye  win  or  if  ye  lose, 

Be  each,  pray  God,  a  gentleman. 

The  actuating  impulse  of  the  life  and  the  character  of  DANIEL 
LARNED  DAVIS  GRANGER,  who  recently  passed  from  our  midst 
to  the  great  beyond,  was  in  his  instincts  habitually  of  the  qual 
ity  of  a  gentleman  in  every  relation  in  life.  Born  in  the  city 
of  Providence  May  30,  1852,  and  reared  in  the  atmosphere  of  a 
religious  home,  his  youth  and  young  manhood  promised  the 
fruition  which  his  later  life  fulfilled.  He  gave  constant  and 
consistent  effort  to  the  promotion  of  his  high  ideals  of  religious 
life  and  living.  A  graduate  of  Brown  University,  in  1874,  he 
chose  the  law  as  his  profession  in  his  native  city  of  Provi 
dence,  and  my  personal  acquaintance  with  him  began  with  his 
acceptance  of  the  position  of  clerk  in  the  Rhode  Island  house  of 
representatives.  Soon  thereafter  he  was  chosen  by  his  fellow 
citizens  to  the  responsible  office  of  city  treasurer  of  Providence. 
His  incumbency  of  that  position  was  characterized  by  a  high 
degree  of  ability  and  probity,  and  resulted  in  the  commendation 
of  his  people.  His  success  in  keeping  the  credit  of  his  city  upon 
a  high  and  honorable  financial  plane  was  duly  appreciated  and 
commended.  Continuing  in  the  service  of  his  city,  the  second 
in  size  in  New  England,  he  was  called  to  the  high  office  of  chief 
executive  thereof.  His  service  as  mayor  was  characterized 
by  an  able,  honest,  and  progressive  administration,  and  after 

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io  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

serving  two  terms  he  voluntarily  declined  to  accept  renomina- 
tion  to  the  mayoralty.  But  he  was  not  permitted  to  retire 
from  public  life,  and  was  nominated  and  elected  to  represent 
his — the  first  district  of  Rhode  Island — in  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States.  His  quiet  and  unostentatious  manner  as  a  new 
Member  of  this  body  won  him  the  friendship  of  the  Members 
of  the  House  in  a  conspicuous  degree. 

In  the  second  Congress  to  which  he  had  been  chosen  he  was 
appointed  to  membership  upon  our  most  important  Committee 
of  Ways  and  Means.  The  insidious  and  often  distressing  and 
painful  disease  to  which  he  at  last  succumbed  had  deprived 
him  of  the  opportunity  to  devote  himself  to  the  important  work 
of  his  committee  to  the  extent  which  his  ambition  impelled,  but 
he  bravely  fought  back  his  increasing  suffering  and  took  part 
in  the  work  of  the  House  and  committee  when  at  times  prudence 
might  have  counseled  him  to  give  first  attention  to  his  health. 

From  the  human  view  point  it  seems  hard  that  this  life  should 
be  cut  short  while  one  is  still  in  his  prime  with  so  much  to  attain 
\vhich  seems  approaching  fruition;  yet  who  can  measure  the 
real  value  of  human  'accomplishment  and  its  limitations?  A 
single  act  may  justify  a  whole  life,  even  from  the  earthly  point 
of  view.  Only  the  Supreme  Intelligence  can  correctly  appraise 
the  worth  of  any  one  of  us  in  His  great  scheme  of  the  true  value 
of  our  existence.  The  full  value  of  man's  service  to  his  fellow- 
men,  and  as  measured  by  our  Creator,  is  not  for  finite  minds 
to  know. 

Our  friend  has  gone  from  the  place  in  our  midst  which  knew 
him  so  well.  .His  memory  will  long  remain  to  cheer  us  in  our 
efforts  to  carry  out  each  his  little  part  in  the  infinite  plan  of 
life.  It  seems  a  pity  sometimes  that  "the  kindly  things  said  of 
us  after  we  have  passed  to  our  reward  could  not  have  been  said 
while  the  subject  was  still  upon  the  active  field  of  life  to  cheer 
and  sustain  us  in  our  efforts  to  aid  in  the  uplift  of  humanity." 


Address  of  Mr.  Goulden,  of  New  York  n 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  GOULDEN,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  On  Sunday,  February  14,  1909,  our  colleague, 
DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  of  Rhode  Island,  departed  this  life.  He 
died  in  Washington,  at  the  post  of  duty,  though  unable  to  attend 
the  sessions  for  some  time  prior  to  his  death. 

For  two  years  he  suffered  with  an  incurable  disease,  which  he 
bore  with  Christian  fortitude  and  resignation.  It  was  my  good 
fortune  to  know  our  late  colleague  quite  well,  and  the  relations 
existing  between  us  were  always  of  the  most  friendly  character. 

To  know  him  was  to  respect  and  love  him.  He  was  a  man  of 
deep  feelings  and  great  sympathy.  It  was  his  invariable  custom 
to  bid  everyone  a  cheerful  "Good  morning!"  and  in  a  pleasant 
manner  inquire  about  your  health.  His  disposition  was  a  jovial 
one,  and  he  was  fond  of  telling  a  good  story.  His  companions 
loved  to  hear  him,  no  matter  what  his  subject  might  be. 

As  a  Member  of  Congress  he  was  faithful  and  earnest  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties.  He  rarely  missed  a  committee  meeting 
or  a  session  of  the  House.  In  his  action  on  important  matters 
he  was  disposed  to  be  independent  and  nonpartisan.  He  meas 
ured  up  to  the  full  standard  as  a  man  and  as  a  statesman.  His 
life  is  an  inspiration  for  the  young  men  of  the  Nation.  It  shows 
what  a  poor  boy  can  accomplish  in  this  favored  land.  Beginning 
at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder,  he  worked  his  way  up  to  the  top, 
becoming  one  of  the  leading  men,  not  alone  of  his  State  but  of 
the  Nation.  His  loss  will  be  seriously  felt  by  all  who  had  the 
honor  of  his  acquaintance. 

Our  consolation  is  that  he  did  not  live  in  vain — that  his 
example  is  left  us  for  the  inspiration  and  conduct  of  those  who 
follow  him. 


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We  mourn  him  dead,  but  "his  deeds  do  live  after  him." 

Now  is  the  stately  column  broke, 
The  beacon  light  is  quenched  in  smoke, 
The  trumpet's  silver  voice  is  still, 
The  warder  silent  on  the  hill. 


Address  of  Mr.  O'Connell,  of  Massachusetts  13 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  O'CONNELL,  or  MASSACHUSETTS 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  As  a  New  England  Democrat,  my  position  to 
day,  participating  in  these  memorial  exercises  to  the  memory 
of  my  late  colleague,  has  a  doubly  sad  significance.  It  is  pain 
ful  to  comment  on  the  loss  of  one  who  has  been  a  colleague, 
with  whom  relations  have  been  most  pleasant  and  cordial,  but 
it  is  even  more  so  when  it  is  realized  that  his  departure  re 
moves  from  Congress  one  of  the  small  handful  of  Democrats 
who  represent  the  great  group  of  New  England  States. 

In  the  political  economy  of  this  Nation  it  may,  perhaps,  be 
generally  accepted  that  an  uneven  division  of  political  respon 
sibility  is  to  be  regretted.  New  England  with  her  almost  solid 
representation  of  Republicans,  and  the  South  with  its  even 
more  solid  Democratic  representation,  afford  two  striking  ex 
amples  of  this  policy.  Many  leaders  of  highest  thought  in  New 
England  have  believed  that  this  policy  has  injured  the  interests 
of  New  England  in  many  instances  in  the  last  two  decades. 
Rhode  Island,  however,  was  wise  enough  to  dissent  from  her 
sister  New  England  States  and  divided  her  representation,  giv 
ing  to  Mr.  GRANGER,  as  a  Democrat,  the  honor  of  representing 
her  for  three  successive  terms  in  the  National  Halls  of  Congress, 
along  with  his  colleague,  Mr.  Capron,  of  the  opposite  political 
faith. 

This  policy  proved  a  happy  one,  and  in  the  choice  of  Mr. 
GRANGER  splendid  discernment  was  shown  and  just  recognition 
paid  to  meritorious  and  honorable  service  rendered  by  him  in 
prior  years,  when,  as  reading  clerk  of  the  Rhode  Island  legis 
lature  and  treasurer  and  mayor  of  Providence,  he  won  the 
esteem  and  respect  of  all  those  who  knew  him  of  both  political 


14  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

faiths.  That  the  policy  of  the  citizens  of  Rhode  Island  was  not 
a  mistaken  one  was  clearly  shown  when  Mr.  GRANGER  was  ele 
vated  to  the  very  important  position  of  membership  on  the 
Ways  and  Means  Committee,  the  most  important  committee  in 
Congress.  This  place  on  the  committee  gave  to  the  State  of 
Rhode  Island  a  position  in  the  councils  of  the  Nation  which  her 
very  large  industrial  interests  and  her  splendid  traditions  justly 
entitled  her  to,  and  was  an  impressive  vindication  of  the  policy 
of  her  citizens  in  sending  a  Democratic  Representative  to  Wash 
ington. 

The  Democracy  of  the  Nation  mourns  the  loss  of  Mr.  GRAN- 
GSR  and  to-day  joins  the  citizens  of  the  First  Rhode  Island  dis 
trict  in  paying  due  and  merited  respect  to  his  memory. 

It  was,  indeed,  unfortunate  that  in  the  last  year  of  his  life 
his  health  was  poor;  but  his  patience,  good  nature,  and  courage 
in  fighting  off  the  malady  which  finally  proved  fatal  won  for 
him  the  admiration  and  love  of  his  friends,  and  his  gallant 
fight  will  always  be  regarded  with  the  warmest  respect  by  all 
who  knew  him. 

Mr.  GRANGER  was  courteous,  considerate,  and  polite,  thus 
splendidly  combining  those  elements  which  distinguish  a  gen 
tleman  and  won  for  him  the  love  and  esteem  of  his  fellow-men. 
As  a  university  graduate,  he  carried  into  the  vital  affairs  of  this 
Nation  those  ideals  which  had  come  to  him  from  a  line  of  an 
cestors  who  believed  in  the  undying  principles  of  Jefferson  and 
Jackson.  He  early  recognized  that  this  Government,  in  order 
to  be  a  success,  must  continue  along  the  lines  of  its  founders, 
and  a  continuation  along  that  line  meant  that  it  must  be  gov 
erned  by  one  of  the  big  parties.  He  believed  the  Democratic 
party  better  equipped  in  principle,  as  his  fathers  had  before 
him.  As  a  strict  party  man  Mr.  GRANGER  had  the  confidence 
of  his  party  associates;  as  a  Member  of  Congress  he  had  the 


Address  of  Mr.  O'Connell,  of  Massachusetts  15 

respect  of  his  political  opponents  because  of  his  loyalty,  fealty, 
and  strict  adherence  to  Democratic  doctrine. 

The  most  regrettable  part  of  his  career  was  the  fact  that  the 
last  six  months  found  him  physically  unable  to  meet  the  de 
mands  imposed  upon  him  as  a  Member  of  Congress  from  a  dis 
trict  with  large,  varied,  and  important  interests.  His  friends 
and  close  associates  believe  that  had  his  health  continued  as 
it  was  in  prior  years  he  would  unquestionably  have  been  re- 
elected.  As  it  was,  Mr.  GRANGER  felt  that  he  had  been  re- 
elected.  With  this  thought  firmly  impressed  in  his  soul,  he 
was  preparing  to  contest  the  seat  of  his  opponent  at  the  polls. 
Unquestionably  this  belief  on  his  part  was  sincere.  I  know 
nothing  about  the  merits  of  the  case,  nor  do  I  care  at  this  time 
to  in  any  way  discuss  them,  other  than  to  say  that,  believing 
as  he  did,  he  certainly  acted  as  a  man  in  carrying  the  fight  to 
the  highest  tribunal.  To  die  fighting  a  just  cause  is  glorious  to 
men.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER  died  fighting  for  what  he  felt  to 
be  a  just  cause. 

In  his  death  Democracy  loses  a  loyal,  illustrious,  and  deserv 
edly  honored  son;  the  Nation  mourns  the  departure  of  a  wise 
counselor;  the  State  of  Rhode  Island,  with  reverence,  places 
his  name  among  those  of  her  sons  who,  born  on  her  soil  and 
educated  in  her  schools  and  university,  continued  through  life 
to  remember  the  ideals  and  the  traditions  which,  from  the  days 
of  Roger  Williams,  have  placed  Rhode  Island  high  in  the  galaxy 
of  vStates  forming  the  American  Union. 
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1 6  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  CLARK,  OF  MISSOURI 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  Another  Member  of  this  House  has  gone  to  join 
the  vast  majority.  When  we  consider  the  fact  that  most  men 
are  in  good  health  and  not  past  the  prime  of  life  when  elected 
as  Members  of  the  House,  the  mortality  is  astonishingly  large. 
When  the  membership  was  only  357,  in  one  term  since  I  have 
been  .here  17  died.  Hard  work  and  close  confinement  are 
largely  responsible  for  this  condition  of  affairs.  Let  us  hope 
that  the  step  which  we  took  on  Saturday  looking  toward  a 
remodeling  of  the  Hall  of  the  House  so  as  to  let  in  the  sunshine 
and  air  may  tend  to  lengthen  the  lives  of  the  Members. 

The  latest  of  our  Congressional  brethren  to  depart  was 
DANIEL  LARNED  DAVIS  GRANGER,  a  Representative  from  Rhode 
Island.  In  three  Congresses  he  ably  and  faithfully  represented 
the  capital  district  of 'that  ancient  Commonwealth.  Having 
graduated  from  Brown  University — one  of  our  finest  institu 
tions  of  learning — and  having  been  in  due  time  admitted  to 
the  bar,  he  practiced  successfully  his  profession  in  his  native 
city  of  Providence  until  circumstances  led  him  to  enter  public 
life,  where  he  had  a  long  and  honorable  career.  Twice  he  was 
elected  reading  clerk  of  the  state  house  of  representatives; 
elected  city  treasurer,  which  position  he  held  eleven  years; 
twice  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Providence,  and  twice  to  this 
House.  His  public  record  is  above  criticism.  In  every  posi 
tion  to  which  the  voice  of  his  fellow-citizens  called  him  he  dis 
charged  his  duties  so  well  that  at  the  first  opportunity  they 
promoted  him.  In  every  contest  in  which  he  engaged  the  poll 
proved  that  he  was  stronger  than  his  party. 


Address  of  Mr.  Clark,  of  Missouri  17 

We  all  know  that  he  was  an  honest,  modest,  straightforward, 
industrious,  dependable  man.  Soon  after  he  came  to  Congress 
he  was  placed  upon  the  great  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means — 
an  unusual  honor  for  a  Member  of  so  short  service.  Having 
served  with  him  on  that  committee,  I  cheerfully  bear  testimony 
to  the  value  of  his  services  thereon.  During  two  years  of  our 
joint  service  the  fact  that  I  was  the  ranking  Democrat  forced 
me  to  a  closer  communion  and  more  intimate  acquaintance 
with  my  party  fellows  on  that  committee  than  would  other 
wise  have  been  the  case.  Thus  I  came  to  know  our  Brother 
GRANGER  thoroughly,  and  I  know  that  his  every  impulse  was 
honorable  and  patriotic.  He  had  very  decided  views — old- 
fashioned  views — as  to  public  policies,  which  he  advocated  with 
courage  and  to  which  he  adhered  with  consistency.  Though 
mild  in  manner,  he  was  firm  as  a  rock. 

His  fidelity  to  duty  was  signally  illustrated  in  his  last  months. 
As  soon  as  Hon.  Sereno  E.  Payne,  chairman  of  the  Committee 
on  Ways  and  Means,  issued  his  call  for  a  meeting  of  that  com 
mittee  in  this  city  on  November  10  to  conduct  the  tariff  hear 
ings,  Mr.  GRANGER  wrote  me  that  he  was  sick,  but  that  if  we 
really  needed  his  services  he  would  come  on  anyway.  I  at 
once  both  wrote  and  telegraphed  him  to  rest  at  home,  recu 
perate,  and  get  well,  while  we  would  do  our  best  with  the  tariff 
hearings;  but,  nevertheless,  after  a  few  days,  he  did  come  to 
'Washington  with  the  seal  of  death  upon  his  face  and  wanted  to 
join  us  in  conducting  the  hearings.  I  had  some  difficulty  in 
dissuading  him  from  essaying  a  task  for  which  his  physical 
power  was  inadequate. 

Some  years  ago  he  induced  me  to  journey  to  Providence  for 
the  purpose  of  making  a  speech.  I  was  never  more  generously 
received  or  more  bountifully  entertained.  Before  I  left  Provi 
dence  I  made  three  speeches  instead  of  the  one  I  had  intended 


i8  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

to  make.  Rhode  Island  hospitality  is  a  thing  never  to  be  for 
gotten  when  once  experienced.  I  have  visited  many  Repre 
sentatives  in  Congress  in  their  home  towns  and  have  witnessed 
divers  manifestations  of  regard  for  them,  but  for  none  of  them 
more  than  for  Mr.  GRANGER.  He  appeared  to  know  every 
body,  and  all  of  his  constituents,  without  regard  to  political 
affiliations,  appeared  to  entertain  personal  affection  for  him. 

His  closing  days  were  peaceful  as  a  summer's  eve,  and  he 
sleeps  the  sleep  of  the  faithful  in  the  beloved  city  of  his  birth, 
among  those  who  loved  him  well  and  for  whom  he  wrought 
with  fidelity  and  success. 


Address  of  Mr.  Slayden,  of  Texas  19 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  SLAYDEN,  OF  TEXAS 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  With  the  name  of  England's  great  naval  hero, 
Nelson,  is  forever  associated  the  word  "duty."  With  equal  per 
manence  it  is  allied  to  that  of  Robert  Edward  Lee,  who  said  it 
was  the  sublimest  word  in  our  language.  Now,  by  reason  of 
the  inherent  elements  of  his  nature  and  the  remarkable  appre 
ciation  of  those  qualities  that  were  so  eloquently  voiced  by 
Charles  Francis  Adams,  of  Massachusetts,  in  his  wonderful  cen 
tennial  address,  we  can  never  think  of  Lee  except  as  typical  of 
character.  That  great  son  of  Massachusetts  admired  the  genius 
of  the  Virginian,  but  he  admired  his  character  more.  \Vhile 
Lee  was  serving  his  country  in  a  subordinate  place  on  the  fron 
tier,  or  with  unmatched  skill  conducting  military  campaigns 
against  an  enemy  of  superior  force,  he  was  building  character, 
and  perhaps  Mr.  Adams  is  right  when  he  suggests  that  character 
in  a  man  or  a  people  is  more  to  be  esteemed  than  skill  in  war  or 
statecraft.  It  was  this  quality  in  the  early  Americans  that 
made  the  rock-bound  coast  of  New  England  the  seat  of  a  high 
civilization;  that  gave  us  the  glory  of  Lexington,  Bunker  Hill, 
Kings  Mountain,  and  Yorktown,  and  planted  on  the  continent 
of  North  America  46  great,  independent,  sovereign  States,  dedi 
cated  to  the  preservation  of  the  liberties  of  the  people. 

Typical  of  the  people  who  did  those  things  was  DANIEL 
LARNED  DAVIS  GRANGER.  He  was  of  their  blood  and  bone. 

I  was  first  drawn  to  him  by  an  appreciation  of  the  fact  that 
he  was  a  twentieth-century  edition  of  the  men  of  the  Revolu 
tionary  period.  At  that  time  I  did  not  even  know  that  he  was 
sprung  from  the  loins  of  men  who  had  done  service  for  the 
country  on  the  field  of  battle  as  early  as  1758,  nor  that  his 


2O  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

great-grandfather,  Abner  Granger,  had  served  with  Washington 
throughout  the  American  Revolution.  I  can  only  say  that  after 
I  knew  him  I  accepted  such  ancestry  as  a  matter  of  course. 
He  had  the  same  qualities;  he  only  needed  the  same  oppor 
tunities  to  manifest  them. 

Being  fellow-partisans,  and  to  some  extent  of  like  tastes,  I 
was  thrown  into  his  company  in  an  intimate  way.  I  came  to 
love  him  as  a  man  as  much  as  I  had  admired  him  as  a  faithful 
Representative  of  his  people. 

In  his  political  views,  as  in  his  personal  traits,  he  was  a  won 
derful  reflection  of  his  heroic  forbears.  His  grandfather,  Eras- 
tus  Granger,  learned  political  wisdom  at  the  feet  of  Thomas 
Jefferson.  The  grandson  was  grounded  in  the  fundamentals  of 
democracy,  and  until  the  day  of  his  death  never  wavered  in  the 
faith. 

Every  sketch  of  his  life  that  I  have  seen  has  referred  to  his 
active  work  for  the  public  good  as  an  officer  of  his  city,  his 
State,  or  the  Nation,  or  as  a  private  citizen.  In  all  these  places 
he  measured  fully  up  to  the  expectations  of  his  friends.  Those 
who  know  him  best  appreciated  him  most.  He  was  as  con 
spicuous  in  church  work  as  in  politics,  and  for  more  than 
twenty-five  years  was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  at 
St.  John's  Episcopal  Church,  of  Providence.  Jealous  for  the 
truths  of  history,  he  was  a  working  member  of  the  Rhode  Island 
Historical  Society.  Preferring  reason  to  force,  humanity  to 
brutality,  he  earnestly  supported  the  cause  of  international 
arbitration. 

As  learned  as  he  was  modest^ he  commanded  the  respect  and 
received  honors  from  the  scholarly  classes  with  whom  he  was 
associated.  He  received  the  honorary  degree  of  master  of  arts 
from  his  alma  mater  in  1902.  President  Faunce  presented  the 
degree  in  the  following  terms : 


Address  of  Mr.  SI  ay  den,  of  Texas  21 

\  M — DANIEL  LARXED  DAVIS  GRANGER,  of  1874,  for  some  time  treas 
urer  of  the  city  of  Providence,  now  its  chief  magistrate,  in  both  offices 
showing  sturdy  honesty,  unflinching  courage,  teaching  us  to  love  city  more 
than  party  and  righteousness  more  than  all. 

That  beautiful  tribute  from  his  neighbor  and  friend,  the  dis 
tinguished  head  of  a  great  university,  leaves  little  to  be  said. 

But  because  it  shows  the  estimate  of  him  that  was  held  by 
men  nearer  the  field  of  political  contests  and  less  influenced  by 
the  charitable  perspective  of  the  closet  scholar,  I  shall  quote 
from  an  editorial  in  the  Bulletin,  a  newspaper  published  in 
Providence : 

Congressman  GRANGER,  who  diea  in  \Yashington  yesterday,  was  one  of 
the  most  valuable  citizens  of  Providence.  The  welfare  of  the  public  ap 
pealed  to  him  as  an  end  that  he  should  seek,  and  he  sought  it  as  many  men 
seek  their  own  private  interests.  It  seemed  to  be  continually  in  his  thoughts 
and  he  worked  for  it  earnestly  and  fearlessly,  without  counting  the  cost  to 
himself,  and  apparently  without  caring  how  strong  the  opposition  might  be. 
The  public  came  to  understand  the  singleness  of  his  purpose.  They  trusted 
him.  This  is  the  secret  of  that  remarkable  power  to  win  votes  that  made 
Mr.  GRANGER  one  of  the  most  influential  Democrats  that  have  ever  held 
office  in  Rhode  Island. 

He  was  at  the  same  time  a  practical  politician  and  an  idealist, 
a  reformer  and  a  partisan. 

As  long  as  the  people  choose  such  men  for  their  servants 
representative  government  is  safe.  He  took  his  mission  seri 
ously.  He  sought  no  mere  honors.  He  only  wanted  an  oppor 
tunity  to  serve.  I  shall  always  think  of  him  as  one  whose 
central  idea  was — 

Not  only  to  keep  down  the  base  in  man, 
But  teach  high  thought  and  amiable  words 
And  courtesy  and  love  of  truth, 
And  all  that  makes  a  num. 

On  his  monument,  in  addition  to  the  high  praise  of— 
\Yell  done,  good  and  faithful  servant, 
May  well  be  carved  the  words — 
Here  lies  a  man. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  HARRISON,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  It  is  my  privilege  to  pay  tribute  to  the  mem 
ory  of  our  friend  and  late  colleague,  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER. 

In  his  death  the  State  of  Rhode  Island  has  lost  a  representa 
tive  worthy  of  her  highest  traditions  and  noblest  memories,  the 
House  of  Representatives  is  deprived  of  a  figure  of  commanding 
influence  and  highest  integrity,  and  we,  his  friends,  have  lost 
the  treasure  of  his  companionship.  There  has  passed  out  of  our 
lives  the  abiding  presence  of  a  character  in  which  tenderness 
and  strength  were  of  equal  balance,  in  which  rare  cultivation  of 
mind  and  manner  served  but  to  emphasize  the  vigor  and  power 
of  the  man  himself. 

It  is  not  possible  to  gauge  the  profound  effect  of  such  a  char 
acter  upon  his  associates.  Each  one  of  us  has  gained  something 
from  our  acquaintance  with  hyn.  When  a  man  of  the  highest 
character  and  deep  learning  consents  to  leave  the  seclusion  of 
home  and  study  to  venture  into  the  rough  turmoil  of  the  public 
service,  his  influence  must  always  be  for  the  betterment  of  his 
fellow-man;  especially  so  when  he  treads  his  way  fearlessly 
and  without  hesitation,  standing  with  sturdiness  for  what  he 
feels  to  be  the  right  and  for  the  ultimate  uplifting  of  his  gen 
eration".  Such  a  man  was  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER. 

But,  Mr.  Speaker,  the  blow  has  fallen  most  heavily  upon  the 
many  of  us  who  were  his  personal  friends.  The  charm  of  his 
manner  and  his  personality  were  a  source  of  daily  pleasure  to 
us  all.  He  has  left  his  mark  graven  deep  upon  our  affections. 
Personally,  I  shall  always  treasure  my  friendship  with  him  as 
one  of  the  most  precious  recollections  of  my  life  in  Congress. 


Address  of  Mr.  Edward},  of  Georgia  23 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  EDWARDS,  OF  GEORGIA 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  I  would  feel  that  I  had  failed  to  perform  a 
duty  that  I  owe  to  the  memory  of  my  dead  friend,  Mr.  DANIEL 
LARXED  DAVIS  GRANGER,  were  I  not  to  add  a  respectful  tribute 
to  the  many  splendid  eulogies  that  have  already  been  offered 
on  this  memorial  occasion. 

My  acquaintance  with  him  began  with  the  first  session  of  this 
Congress.  Both  being  Democrats,  we  were  frequently  thrown 
together  upon  matters  of  legislation,  and  the  more  I  saw  of 
Mr.  GRANGER  the  better  opinion  I  entertained  of  him.  His 
manly  qualities  appealed  to  me  and  I  appreciated  him  as  a  well- 
fitted  and  able  legislator. 

By  reference  to  the  biographical  sketch  of  his  life,  as  found 
in  the  Congressional  Directory,  we  will  see  that  he  was  born 
in  Providence,  R.  I.,  May  30,  1852;  graduated  from  Brown 
University  in  1874.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Rhode  Island  bar 
in  1877;  practiced  law  in  Providence;  twice  elected  reading 
clerk  of  the  house  of  representatives.  In  1890  he  was  elected 
city  treasurer  of  Providence,  and  for  eleven  years  served  in 
that  capacity.  He  was  twice  elected  mayor  of  that  city.  He 
was  elected  to  the  Fifty-eighth,  Fifty-ninth,  and  Sixtieth  Con 
gresses,  and  was  a  Member  of  this  Congress  at  the  time  of 
his  death. 

The  many  high  positions  of  trust  to  which  he  was  elected 
and  in  which  he  served  his  city,  State,  and  Nation  testify  to 
the  high  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by  the  people  of  his 
native  city  and  State.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee  of  the  House  of  Repre 
sentatives,  showing  that  his  merit  was  duly  appreciated  in 
Congress,  and  as  a  recognition  of  which  he  had  been  given  this 
high  committee  place. 


24  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

His  death  has  removed  one  of  our  ablest  and  most  popular 
Members  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  and  in  his  death 
Congress  and  the  Nation  have  sustained  a  great  loss. 

It  fell  to  my  sad  lot  to  be  one  of  the  Congressional  funeral 
party.  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church,  from  which  the  funeral 
took  place,  was  literally  crowded  beyond  its  capacity  by  his 
relatives  and  friends,  who  gathered  to  pay  their  last  sad  tribute 
of  respect.  The  ceremonies  were  simple,  beautiful,  and  im 
pressive.  The  remains  were  taken  from  the  church  to  Swan 
Point  Cemetery,  followed  by  a  throng  of  sad  hearts,  where  our 
departed  friend  was  laid  to  rest  under  the  sod  of  his  native 
State.  Nature,  too,  seemed  to  weep.  The  day  was  cold,  and 
the  rain  drops  that  had  fallen  early  in  the  morning  were  frozen 
as  they  hung  to  the  limbs  of  the  trees  and  bushes  and  to  the 
blades  of  grass;  and  as  the  sun  came  out  at  midday,  when  the 
interment  was  being  made,  the  frozen  raindrops  hanging  from 
thousands  of  places  glistened  in  the  sunshine  and  scintillated 
the  beauty  of  myriad  gems  that  seemed  to  me  melting  into  tears 
over  the  death  of  this  distinguished  and  lovable  man.  There, 
in  that  surpassingly  beautiful  cemetery,  under  a  perfect  mound 
of  floral  offerings,  tenderly  placed  on  his  grave  by  sorrowing 
relatives  and  friends,  we  left  him  to  see  him  no  more  on  this 
earth. 

The  thousands,  from  every  walk  of  life,  who  turned  out  to 
attend  his  funeral  attested  the  love  that  the  people  of  the  city 
of  Providence  and  the  State  of  Rhode  Island  had  for  this 
faithful  servant,  who  had  served  them  so  long  and  in  so  many 
high  places  of  trust  and  honor. 

Death  is  always  sad.  In  this  case  it  left  its  full  measure  of 
sadness  and  sorrow,  but  also  a  very  consoling  hope,  for  he  was 
a  Christian.  I  talked  with  many  who  had  known  him  inti 
mately  for  years,  and  while  he  had  held  many  high  offices, 
and  at  his  death  was  a  member  of  the  highest  and  greatest 


Address  of  Mr.  Edwards,  of  Georgia  25 

legislative  body  in  the  world,  in  speaking  of  him  they  stressed 
not  the  fact  that  he  had  held  high  offices,  but  that  he  was  a 
Christian  and  a  good  man. 

What  greater  tribute  could  man  desire?  Coming  from  the 
hearts  and  lips  of  those  with  whom  he  had  been  reared,  with 
whom  he  had  walked  and  lived,  coming  from  those  who  knew 
him  best,  it  was  the  greatest  tribute  that  human  tongue  could 
pay  to  his  memory,  and  gives  a  swreet  hope  of  a  meeting  again 
in  that  beautiful  and  great  beyond,  if  we  can  have  the  same 
said  of  us  when  we  die. 

The  loss  of  such  a  man  is  of  great  consequence  to  this  nation. 
We  need  Christian  statesmen  to-day  more  than  ever  in  the  his 
tory  of  our  country.  We  need  men  who  fear  God  and  walk  with 
Him,  as  our  departed  friend  did.  In  this  day  of  greed  for  gold, 
when  men  are  in  a  mad  rush  for  wealth,  position,  and  power,  I 
fear  God  is  too  often  forgotten.  I  fear,  too,  that  it  is  often  the 
case  that  men  who  do  not  fear  God  are  elevated  to  positions  of 
honor  and  trust,  to  rule  over  and  direct  the  policies  and  laws 
of  our  country.  Such  is  a  sad  misfortune.  This  is  a  God 
fearing  country  and  a  God-favored  country.  His  blessings  to 
us  as  a  nation  are  countless,  and  in  recognition  of  His  number 
less  blessings  we  owe  it  to  Him  to  see  to  it  that  His  holy  name 
is  not  profaned  by  the  elevation  to  these  positions  of  power 
and  honor  characters  that  are  not  builded  upon  a  faith  and 
belief  in  God. 

History  will  record  that  the  crowning  glory  of  the  life  of  the 
great  President  William  McKinley  was  the  fact  that  he  was  a 
Christian  statesman.  The  same  can  be  said  of  our  departed 
friend,  for  whom  these  memorial  eulogies  are  offered.  The 
crowning  glory  of  his  simple  life,  and  the  one  to  be  prized  most 
highly  by  his  kindred  and  his  friends,  is  that  DANIEL  LARNED 
DAVIS  GRANGER  was  a  Christian  statesman. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  WASHBURN,  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  My  personal  acquaintance  with  Mr.  GRANGER 
was  confined  to  very  pleasant  relations  with  him  during  the 
last  session  of  Congress.  We  had,  however,  many  friends  in 
common  who  had  long  known  him,  from  whom  I  have  learned 
much  that  is  interesting.  Others  will  speak  of  his  work  here. 
I  shall  confine  myself  to  a  side  of  his  life  perhaps  little  known 
here. 

He  had  for  many  years  been  deeply  interested  in  the  Prot 
estant  Episcopal  Church,  with  the  practical  work  of  which  he 
had  long  been  closely  identified.  He  was  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  school  connected  with  St.  John's  Church,  Providence, 
for  twenty-five  years,  during  which  time  he  took  a  keen  per 
sonal  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  boys  and  girls  under  his 
charge.  His  relation  with  them  was  more  than  perfunctory; 
he  was  their  intimate  and  trusted  friend.  Whenever  any  mem 
ber  of  the  school  was  ill  he  was  a  constant  visitor,  and  his 
ministrations  were  often  those  ordinarily  performed  by  the 
clergy.  He  was  always  most  solicitous  for  the  spiritual  and 
physical  welfare  of  all  the  young  people  brought  within  the 
zone  of  his  influence,  and  was  always  active  in  securing  places 
for  such  of  them  as  were  obliged  to  earn  their  own  living  and 
in  aiding  them  to  secure  an  education.  A  friend  who  is  inti 
mately  acquainted  with  this  side  of  Mr.  GRANGER'S  life  recently 
told  me  that  he  knew  of  three  boys  whom  he  had  helped,  one 
of  whom  is  now  a  rector  in  the  West,  another  a  rector  in  the  East, 
and  another  a  physician  in  a  village  in  Rhode  Island,  none  of 
whom,  it  might  truthfully  be  said,  would  have  had  an  education 
had  it  not  been  for  the  personal  interest  which  Mr.  GRANGER 


Address  of  Mr.  Washburn,  of  Massachusetts          27 

had  in  them.  His  house  was  always  open  to  those  who  needed 
his  advice  and  assistance.  I  remember  that  in  one  of  the  last 
conversations  I  had  with  him  he  asked  if  I  could  aid  him  in 
securing  a  pardon  for  a  young  man  in  whom  he  was  interested, 
then  confined  in  the  state  prison  in  Massachusetts.  The 
young  man  upon  the  expiration  of  his  term  went  directly  from 
the  prison  to  Mr.  GRANGER'S  house,  where  he  was  warmly 
received  and  hospitably  entertained.  I  think  I  am  safe  in 
saying  that  the  church  stood  first  in  Mr.  GRANGER'S  affection; 
and  then,  looking  beyond  his  immediate  family  circle,  the 
weak,  the  helpless,  and  the  unfortunate  whom  he  had  been 
able  to  help  in  their  advance  to  better  things. 

His  ear  was  ever  open  to  their  cry;  his  time  was  always  theirs. 
Of  him  it  may  be  truly  said — 

He  has  kept  that  committed  to  his  trust.     He  has  fought  the  good  fight, 
and  laid  hold  on  eternal  life. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  WILLIAMS,  OF  MISSISSIPPI 

Mr.  SPEAKER  :  I  first  knew  Mr.  GRANGER  when  he  came  on 
to  Washington  aftej  his  election  to  the  Fifty-eighth  Congress. 
I  had  heard  of  him  before  as  mayor  of  Providence  on  account 
of  his  'remarkable  campaign,  resulting  in  unexpected  victory 
for  him  and  for  the  Democracy,  and  on  account  of  the  probity 
and  excellence  of  his  administration  of  that  important  office. 
The  fact  that  he  had  been  previously  to  his  induction  into  the 
mayoralty  for  eleven  years  treasurer  of  his  city  had  also  gained 
him  golden  opinions  and  demonstrated  his  reliability  and 
capacity. 

I  liked  him  immediately  because  of  his  strong  traits  as  a 
man  and  the  characteristics  of  courtesy,  dignity,  and  poise, 
which  marked  him  a  gentleman  at  the  same  time. 

Pope  says  "An  honest  man  is  the  noblest  work  of  God." 
Not  so;  an  honest  man  who  is  well  bred,  courteous,  considerate, 
and  tactful  is  the  noblest  work  of  God.  Mr.  GRANGER  was  all 
of  these,  and  added  to  their  possession  an  ability  of  a  very 
high  order.  These  virtues  soon  won  him  his  way  to  men's 
hearts  here  and  to  the  forefront  in  the  House  organization  of 
the  minority  side. 

He  became  a  member  of  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee 
and  did  good,  intelligent,  and  tactful  services  there,  until  his 
health  became  such  that  it  was  physically  impossible. 

He  regretted  his  later  inability  to  be  much  at  his  post  with 
deep  anguish  and  often  expressed  it. 

His  interest  was  not  confined  to  national  legislation.  Social, 
sociological,  and  international  questions  claimed  a  large  share 
of  his  earnest  and  intelligent  consideration,  especially  the  great 


Address  of  Mr.  Williams,  of  Mississippi  29 

question  of  peace  among  the  great  nations  of  the  world.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  earnest  students  of  that  great  problem, 
and  while  he  did  not  push  himself  to  the  front  self-assertingly, 
as  some  do,  he  was  to  the  highest  degree  useful  in  bearing  his 
share  of  the  work  as  a  member  of  the  American  group  of  the 
Interparliamentary  Union  for  the  maintenance  of  the  world's 
peace,  and  as  a  delegate  more  than  once  to  represent  that 
group  in  peace  congresses.  He  was  sympathetic  in  heart,  as 
well  as  in  mind,  with  all  movements  looking  to  the  uplift  of 
humanity  and  the  betterment  physically  and  morally  of  the 
poor  and  the  ignorant  and  the  vicious,  who  are  the  morally 
poor. 

For  years  a  vestryman  of  that  historic  church  of  which 
Hooker  and  Taylor  and  Ridley  and  Farrar  and  Stanley  were 
priests  or  bishops  in  England  and  George  Washington  and 
Robert  E.  Lee  and  Jefferson  Davis  were  laymen  in  America,  he 
taught  its  Sunday  schools  and  added  practical  religion  and  its 
sweet  lessons  of  goodness  to  his  achievements  as  a  man,  a  states 
man,  a  student,  and  a  gentleman. 

He  was  a  clean  man — clean  in  person,  heart,  and  thought.  He 
was  affectionate  to  his  immediate  family  and  kindly  to  all  the 
world. 

As  a  lawryer  I  never  knew  him,  and  leave  others  vto  speak  of 
him  in  that  capacity. 

His  religion  was  neither  cant  nor  emotionalism. 

He  so  lived  that  when  his  summons  came  to  joir 

The  innumerable  caravan  which  moves 

To  that  mysterious  realm  where  each  shall  take 

His  chamber  in  the  silent  halls  of  death, 

He  went  not  like  the  quarry  slave  at  night, 

Scourged  to  his  dungeon,  but  sustained  and  soothed 

By  an  unfaltering  trust. 

Man  is  the  only  animal,  Mr.  Speaker,  that  honors  his  dead  by 
ceremonious  observance.  The  more  civilized  men  are,  the  more 


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reasonable  and  optimistic  and  hopeful  they  are,  the  less  fear 
some  and  superstitious  are  these  observances. 

The  reason  is  that  as  men  progress  in  the  understanding  of 
nature  and  of  themselves  they  come  more  and  more  to  think 
of  time  and  eternity  as  being  a  continuity  of  duration  in  which 
immortal  souls  dwell  in  what  ought  to  be  kindly  fellowship, 
under  the  wise  eye  and  friendly  guardianship  of  a  God  who  is 
not  only  powerful,  but  good,  and  who,  in  the  words  of  Jefferson, 
"desires  not  only  the  happiness  of  man  here  and  hereafter,  but 
that  he  shall  be  free  also."  One  whose  "kingdom"  is  on  earth 
as  well  as  in  heaven,  and  whose  "will  is  done"  throughout  all 
duration  as  well  as  throughout  all  space. 

But  for  death  and  the  sight  and  consideration  of  it,  what  the 
poet  wrote  would  be  always  true: 

The  world  is  too  much  with  us;  late  and  soon, 
Getting  and  spending,  we  lay  waste  our  power; 
Little  we  see  in  nature  that  is  ours; 
We  have  given  our  hearts  away, — a  sordid  boon! 
This  sea  that  bares  her  bosom  to  the  moon, 
The  winds  that  will  be  howling  at  all  hours, 
And  are  up-gather'd  now  like  sleeping  flowers,  — 
For  this,  for  every  thing,  we  are  out  of  tune: 
It  moves  us  not. 

Religion  and  philosophy  may  each  be  denned  to  be  a  study 
or  "contemplation  of  death"  and  of  what  flows  as  conclusions 
from  that  contemplation — the  belief  in  a  sentient,  supreme 
rule  by  beneficient  law;  a  knowledge  concerning  immortality, 
sin,  and  its  problems;  a  faith  in  righteousness  and  charity  and 
in  their  ultimate  supremacy. 

It  is  death  and  pain  and  sin  that  at  times,  crushing  out  the 
purely  material  and  secondary  things,  bring  us  to  the  realiza 
tion  of  the  higher  and  ideal  and  primary  things — the  true,  the 
beautiful,  and  the  good.  Then  it  is  that  it  can  no  longer  be 
said  of  the  higher  and  sentimental  life  that  "it  moves  us  not." 
Then  are  we,  with  "broken  and  contrite  hearts,"  at  the  begin- 


Address  of  Mr.  Williams,  of  Mississippi  31 

ning  of  both  wisdom  and  righteousness,  and  the  mad  rivalry  for 
money  and  place  being  temporarily  extinguished  we  can  each 
exclaim,  with  fervent  thanks  to  God,  in  the  full  presence  and 
realization  of  the  "eternal  verities,"  "  I  am  captain  of  my  soul." 
Being  with  the  verities,  the  verisimilitudes  no  longer  deceive, 
nor  mislead,  nor  overmaster. 
Thomas  Carlyle  well  said : 

Kindle  the  inner  life,  and  you  have  a  flame  that  burns  up  all  lower 
consideratiwns. 

How  shriveled  in  the  presence  of  death  and  pain,  which 
"kindle  the  inner  life,"  are  they  all — these  "lower  considera 
tions,"  the  appetites  of  the  flesh  and  the  world,  the  allurement 
of  place,  the  striving  for  wealth,  in  short,  all  secondary  things. 

Through  the  portals  opened  to  our  vision  by  death,  how 
God  and  eternity  and  our  own  immortality  and  our  real  selves 
loom  up  until  they  exclude  from  the  sight  all  other  things. 
How  the  new  view  and  the  new  life  tear  the  tawdry  disguise 
from  mere  material  pursuit  and  petty  self,  and  how  pitiable 
they  seem  in  their  loathsome  nakedness. 

It  is  death  only  that  can' make  us  realize  what  real  life.  is. 

An  orator  in  a  public  address  recently  said : 

In  the  presence  of  the  helpless  dignity  of  the  dead  shall  we  not  gather 
some  knowledge  of  the  dignity  of  life,  some  courage  to  meet  the  problems 
of  the  day,  some  hope  for  the  future. 

Yes;  we  can  learn  to  meet  them  worthily  with  self-realiza 
tion. 

Death  is  ever,  or  ever  may  be,  in  our  survey  of  life,  a  point 
of  new  departure. 

This  is  eminently  true  when  a  good  man's  death  brings  its 
lesson  with  its  shock. 

Of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  it  may  be  said,  without  cant  or 
affectation,  that  he  was  a  good  man — one  of  the  few. 
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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  PARSONS,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  The  evidences  of  respect  and  sorrow  that  were 
manifest  at  the  time  of  the  death  of  DANIEL  LARNED  DAVIS 
GRANGER  betokened  the  high  and  enviable  position  that  he  had 
in  his  community.  He  was  an  excellent  type  of  American.  He 
came  from  old  New  England  stock.  He  was  well  trained  in 
things  fundamental  in  life  and  was  well  educated  so  far  as 
schooling  was  concerned.  Of  the  advantages  that  came  to  him 
by  heredity  and  environment  he  made  good  use.  His  services 
in  both  public  and  private  life  were  very  considerable  and 
proved  him  a  worthy  man  and  a  fitting  representative  of  his 
people.  No  doubt  the  inspiration  that  prompted  him  to  service 
was  that  expressed  in  the  poet's  lines: 

Do  noble  things,  not  dream  them,  all  day  long; 
And  so  make  life,  death,  and  that  vast  forever 
One  grand  sweet  song. 

Man's  allotted  portion  iri  life  varies.  To  some  it  is  given  to 
do  one  kind  of  service;  to  another  a  different  kind.  Some  are 
called  upon  for  an  active  life;  others  "also  serve  who  only 
stand  and  wait."  To  Representative  GRANGER  it  was  allotted 
to  be  active  in  service,  and  those  who  knew  him  know  that  in 
the  performance  of  that  high  obligation  he  was  faithful  unto 
death. 

His  position  in  this  House  was  a  notable  one.  He  had  re 
ceived  high  consideration  as  one  of  the  representatives  of  his 
party  on  a  great  committee.  Illness  prevented  him,  to  his  bitter 
sorrow,  from  doing  his  share  of  the  labor  on  that  committee, 
but,  though  in  that  respect  he  was  deprived  of  doing  the  thing 
that  he  would  have  regarded  as  counting,  the  will  to  do  was 
there,  and  that  was  the  real  measure  of  the  man. 

His  useful  and,faithful  life  is  over.  He  rests  from  his  labors. 
His  record  here  is  an  honor  to  himself  and  to  his  people. 


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Address  of  Mr.  Gardner,  of  Massachusetts  33 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  GARDNER,  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  Gentlemen  may  make  merry  in  these  days 
when  claim  is  made  as  to  the  especial  merit  of  the  "stock  of  the 
Puritan."  Gentlemen  are  welcome  to  their  merriment  so  long 
as  their  acts  continue  to  belie  their  mirth.  So  long  as  men 
choose  the  Puritan  as  their  leader  and  their  representative,  so 
long  as  men  show  themselves  willing  to  trust  their  Puritan 
leader's  judgment  and  his  decision,  whether  or  not  it  coincides 
with  their  own,  just  so  long  will  the  world  believe  that  the 
doctrine  of  austere  honesty  has  proved  its  case. 

GRANGER  was  a  Puritan  of  Puritan  beliefs,  Puritan  upright 
ness,  Puritan  singleness  of  purpose.  Yes,  of  Puritan  prejudice, 
if  you  will  have  it  so.  Sprung  from  my  own  people,  from  my 
own  town  of  Ipswich,  in  Massachusetts,  from  my  own  kins 
folk,  he  inherited  the  virtues  of  his  forefathers  and  he  inher 
ited  their  shortcomings.  Yes;  but  their  virtues  were  enhanced 
in  his  character,  while  their  shortcomings  were  reduced  to  that 
minimum  which  nature  exacts  from  all  men. 

To  those  of  us  who  love  the  lime  light  of  publicity,  GRANGER'S 
successful  career  may  serve  as  a  notice  that  the  buskin  and 
the  mask  are  not  the  only  effective  accessories  in  progress 
through  the  world.  His  part  in  the  comedy  or  the  tragedy  of 
life,  call  it  whichever  you  will,  bore  no  relation  to  the  applause 
of  the  emotional  beings  in  front  of  the  footlights.  Of  them  he 
never  sought  the  acclaim.  He  never  received  their  applause; 
but  from  the  thinking  multitude  who  act  but  never  applaud  he 
wrested  the  appreciation  due  to  him  who  had  been  faithful 
over  a  few  things,  and  so  had  shown  his  capacity  to  be  a  ruler 
over  many  things. 


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To  those  of  us  who  are  struggling  for  the  appreciation  of  our 
constituents,  as  well  as  for  that  of  our  fellow-Members  of  the 
House  of  Representatives,  there  are  two  guerdons  of  success 
which  each  one  of  us  longs  to  wear  as  a  medal  on  our  breast. 
There  are  two  committees  in  which  membership  invariably 
signifies  one  of  two  things. 

If  a  Member  of  this  House  is  selected  for  a  place  on  the  Com 
mittee  on  Appropriations  or  on  the  Committee  on  Ways  and 
Means  each  one  of  us  knows,  even  if  the  country  does  not  know, 
that  the  Member  selected  is  a  man  who  stands  above  his  fellows. 
GRANGER  was  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means. 
Are  there  many  of  you  who  would  decline  that  great  honor  if  it 
were  offered  you?  I  venture  to  say  there  is  not  a  Member  of 
this  House  who  would  not  give  much  to  attain  that  prize.  Yet 
GRANGER  did  not  attain  it  either  by  an  unbecoming  straining 
toward  the  glory  of  the  journalistic  headline  nor  by  the  un 
worthy  ranting  of  the  demagogue  or  the  visionary.  By  the 
solid,  substantial,  unostentatious  performance  of  his  work  he 
won  his  opportunity  for  greater  work  and  greater  influence.  Let 
those  of  us  who  seek  reward  by  the  meretricious  short  cut  of 
notoriety  take  heed  from  his  example. 


Address  of  Mr.  Peters,  of  Massachusetts  35 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  PETERS,  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  My  duty  as  a  colleague  and  my  desire  as  a 
friend  alike  stimulate  me  to  pay  to  Mr.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER, 
of  Rhode  Island,  that  respect  which  is  his  due  and  the  utterance 
of  which  is  to  a  friend  a  privilege. 

Our  Government  exists  by  the  will  of  its  people, , and  the 
carrying  out  of  that  will  is  one  of  the  highest  duties  of  democ 
racy.  This  duty  the  people  of  his  city  and  State  imposed  on 
Mr.  GRANGER,  and  that  such  trust  was  well  placed  no  one  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact  ever  questioned. 

A  public  servant  in  many  capacities,  he  for  years  served  in 
the  important  office  of  treasurer  and  later  as  mayor  of  Provi 
dence,  the  second  city  of  New  England.  To  the  public  and  to 
the  country  as  a  whole  his  most  useful  service,  however,  was 
rendered  in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States.  Respected  and 
trusted,  he  received  the  support  alike  of  those  most  truly  in 
terested  in  our  country's  welfare,  and  for  three  terms  was  sent 
by  a  constituency  in  which  his  party  was  in  the  minority  to 
Congress.  The  confidence  so  placed  in  him  was  not  misplaced, 
and  his  personality  and  talents  earned  for  him  a  position  on 
what  is  regarded  generally  as  the  most  important  committee  of 
Congress — Ways  and  Means.  That  his  labors  are  ended  before 
the  full  measure  of  accomplishment  of  his  life  had  come  can 
bring  but  regret  to  all.  That  his  life's  work  has  in  no  small 
manner  helped  the  welfare  of  his  country  and  mankind  does 
not  need  my  statement. 

Straightforward  and  upright,  he  stimulated  by  his  example 
the  best  impulses  of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  His 


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unselfish  and  sympathetic  nature  drew  naturally  to  him  friends, 
and  their  loyalty  and  sorrow  testify  to-day,  more  than  words 
can  tell,  to  his  memory. 

Our  country,  to  safely  guard  its  treasures  of  liberty,  needs  the 
services  of  its  citizens  of  the  highest  character.  To-day  we 
mourn  one  who  has  served  his  country  in  the  noble  work  of 
peace  with  his  highest  effort,  and  as  friends  we  will  treasure 
always  the  memory  of  that  man  of  character,  simple  and  direct, 
and  who  gave  of  his  best  to  our  Republic— DANIEL  L.  D. 
GRANGER. 


.4 ddress  of  Mr.  K  either,  of  Massachusetts 


ADDRESS  OF  MR*  KELIHER,  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  It  was  my  good  fortune  upon  entering  Con 
gress,  six  years  ago,  to  draw  a  seat  beside  that  of  the  late 
Member  from  Rhode  Island,  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER. 

Sitting  together  upon  this  side  of  the  House  as  Democrats 
from  New  England,  we  naturally  formed  an  early  acquaintance, 
for  the  company  of  New  England  Democrats  in  Congress  has 
been  diScouragingly  limited  of  late.  This  acquaintance  gradu 
ally  developed  into  an  intimate  friendship,  which  I  prized  as 
one  of  the  most  valuable  of  my  life.  Mr.  GRANGER  was  mag 
nificently  fitted  for  service  in  Congress.  He  was  gifted  by 
nature  with  a  fine  mind,  which  was  fully  equipped  by  thorough 
education  and  extensive  travel;  possessed  of  a  high  sense  of 
honor;  and  was  in  perfect  sympathy  with  the  highest  tradi 
tions  of  our  history.  He  approached  the  consideration  of 
every  public  question  with  rare  intelligence  and  courage.  The 
public  welfare  was  his  sole  guide  in  public  life.  With  the 
demagogue  he  had  neither  sympathy  nor  patience,  and  when 
his  conscience  and  political  expediency  did  not  harmonize  all 
thought  of  the  political  effect  of  his  action  vanished  from  his 
mind,  and  his  vote  answered  the  command  of  conscience.  He 
was  a  model  citizen,  and  the  discerning  people  of  his  State 
appreciated  the  fact,  for  they  chose  him  almost  continuously 
to  represent  them  in  administrative  capacities,  and  their  con 
fidence  was  repaid  in  the  perfect  character  of  his  service. 

His  assignment  to  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee,  the  most 
important  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  indicated  his  high 
standing  in  this  body.  He  was  personally  popular  with  the 
membership  of  the  House,  which  recognized  and  respected  in 


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him  a  manly  man  and  courtly  gentleman  as  well  as  wise  coun 
selor,  whose  sound  advice  was  available  to  all  who  would  but 
ask  it.  He  approached  very  near  to  my  ideal  of  statesmanship. 

Mr.  Speaker,  the  cause  of  good  government  in  Rhode  Island 
lost  a  stalwart  champion  in  the  demise  of  Representative 
GRANGER  that  it  can  ill  afford.  Let  us  hope  that  the  great 
record  which  he  established  in  public  life  will  attract  to  his 
methods  the  young  men  of  that  State  entering  public  life. 

Mr.  Speaker,  while  in  his  death  I  lose  a  dear  friend  to  whose 
sound  advice  I  owe  more  than  words  at  my  present  command 
will  indicate,  I  am  still  the  beneficiary  of  profitable  precepts 
which  came  to  me  through  years  of  association  with  the  dis 
tinguished  gentleman  to  whom  I  pay  this  modest  and  inade 
quate  tribute — DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER. 


Address  of  Mr.  Ryan,  of  New  York  39 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  RYAN,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  My  acquaintance  with  our  late  colleague,  to 
commemorate  whose  memory  we  have  met  to-dav,  began  when 
he  entered  the  Fifty-eighth  Congress.  As  time  passed  our 
acquaintance  ripened  into  a  warm  friendship. 

Mr.  GRANGER  having  friends  and  business  interests  in  Buffalo, 
my  home  city,  he  frequently  visited  there,  and  on  those  visits  I 
often  had  the  pleasure  of  his  company.  He  was  a  typical  New 
England  gentleman.  It  was  always  a  pleasure  to  meet  him. 

He  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Launcelot  Granger,  who  with 
his  wife  came  from  England  and  settled  in  Ipswich,  Mass. 

Gapt.  Abner  Granger,  a  descendant  of  this  common  ancestor, 
served  with  distinction  in  the  war  01  the  Revolution  and  was 
with  Washington  at  Valley  Forge. 

His  grandfather,  Erastus  Granger,  was  a  warm  supporter  of 
Thomas  Jefferson.  He  and  Gideon  Granger,  his  brother,  were 
residents  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  and  were  surveyors  and 
civil  engineers,  and  were  engaged  by  many  New  Englanders 
who  had  invested  in  Virginia  lands  to  go  to  Virginia  and  survey 

them. 

• 

During   their  stay  in  Virginia   they  visited   Monticello  and 
there  met  Thomas  Jefferson  and  became  very  much  attached 
to  him.     On  their  return  to  their  home  in  Connecticut  they 
were  enthusiastic  in  their  praise  of  Jefferson  and  the  policies' 
he  advocated. 

When  Jefferson  was  a  candidate  for  the  Presidency  of  the 
United  States  those  sturdy  New  Englanders  traveled  through 
their  State  advocating  his  election.  Afterwards  President  Jef 
ferson,  in  appreciation  of  the  services  rendered,  appointed  Gid 
eon  Granger  Postmaster-General  in  his  Cabinet,  and  Erastus 


40  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

Granger  was  named  as  the  first  postmaster  of  the  then  village 
of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Both  rendered  distinguished  services  to  their  country.  Eras- 
tus  Granger,  representing  the  United  States,  after  much  negotia 
tion  with  the  famous  Indian  chief,  Red  Jacket,  of  the  Iroquois 
or  Six  Nations  of  New  York  State  Indians,  succeeded  in  keep 
ing  that  powerful  tribe  neutral  during  the  war  of  1812. 

Mr.  Erastus  Granger  was  for  years  one  of  the  leading  citizens 
of  Buffalo,  and  there  are  many  landmarks  to-day  in  that  city 
that  recall  the  family  name. 

DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER'S  father,  Rev.  James  N.  Granger,  was 
a  clergyman,  and  settled  in  Providence,  R.  L,  where  our  late 
colleague  was  born  in  May,  1852.  Mr.  GRANGER  graduated 
from  Brown  University  in  1874;  was  admitted  to  the  Rhode 
Island  bar  in  1877.  He  practiced  his  profession  in  his  home 
city;  was  twice  elected  reading  clerk  of  the  Rhode  Island  house 
of  representatives;  was  for  eleven  years  after  1890  city  treas 
urer  of  Providence,  and  for  two  terms  elected  mayor  of  that 
city,  and  when  death  called  him  was  completing  his  third  term 
as  a  Member  of  this  body.  He  was  of  the  old  school  of  New 
England  Democracy. 

To  know  Mr.  GRANGER  was  to  love  him.  He  was  a  man  of 
good  habits,  an  exemplary  citizen,  and* lived  an  upright  life. 
He  was  a  conscientious  Representative  and  an  able  legislator. 

His  kind  manner  endeared  him  to  all,  and  by  his  death  this 
House  has  suffered  a  great  loss. 

It  was  my  privilege  to  be  one  of  the  committee  appointed  by 
the  Speaker  to  pay  the  last  tribute  of  respect  to  our  departed 
colleague.  The  services  were  held  in  St.  John's  Church,  Provi 
dence,  and  that  magnificent  church  was  filled  with  mourners, 
including  state  and  city  officials  and  hundreds  of  sorrowing 
friends.  The  burial  was  at  Swan  Point  Cemetery,  where  all 
that  was  earthlv  of  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER  is  laid  at  rest. 


Address  of  Mr.  Howard,  of  Georgia  41 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  HOWARD,  OF  GEORGIA 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  DANIEL  LARNED  DAVIS  GRANGER  was  born  in 
the  city  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  May  30,  1852,  and  was  a  son  of 
Rev.  Dr.  James  Nathaniel  and  Anna  Brown  (Davis)  Granger. 

His  father  was  the  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  in 
Providence,  founded  by  Roger  Williams,  1638-39. 

He  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Launcelot  Granger,  who  settled 
in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  in  1648,  coming  from  England. 

Capt.  Abner  Granger,  in  the  fourth  generation,  served  in  the 
Revolution  and  was  with  Washington  at  Valley  Forge.  He 
also  served  in  the  French  and  Indian  wars.  Erastus  Granger, 
in  the  fifth  generation,  and  grandfather  of  Mr.  GRANGER,  a  resi 
dent  of  Connecticut,  together  with  his  cousin,  Gideon  Granger, 
were  early  adherents  of  Jeffersonian  views  of  public  and  domestic 
affairs.  Connecticut  was  a  strong  Federalist  State,  and  these 
two  young  men  stumped  the  State  for  Jefferson  in  1800. 

Gideon  became  Postmaster-General,  while  Erastus  was  sent 
to  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  then  a  hamlet  and  the  frontier,  as  Indian 
agent  for  the  Six  Nations.  He  was  the  last  full  agent,  as  Sir 
William  Johnson  was  the  first. 

Erastus  Granger's  most  valuable  service  was  his  influence  to 
keep  the  Six  Nations  neutral  during  the  war  of  1812. 

News  of  the  declaration  of  war  reached  Buffalo  June  27,  1812. 
On  July  6-8  he  held  counsel  with  representatives  of  the  nations 
and  entered  into  a  treaty  of  neutrality.  Circumstances  forced 
the  Indians  to  take  up  arms.  He  was  commissioned  a  lieu 
tenant-colonel,  New  York  Volunteers,  and  commanded  these 
Indians  in  several  engagements. 

Janus  X.  Granger,  jr.,  brother  of  DANIEL,  was  a  lieutenant, 
Second  Rhode  Island  Volunteers,  and  served  in  the  civil  war. 


42  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

On  his  mother's  side  he  was  descended  from  Roger  Williams 
in  the  ninth  generation.  His  great-grandfather,  Daniel  Larned, 
was  a  captain  in  the  Revolution.  His  grandfather,  Simon 
Davis,  jr.,  was  for  many  years  postmaster  of  Thompson,  Conn., 
and  pension  agent  for  Revolutionary  soldiers  and  those  of  the 
war  of  1812. 

Mr.  GRANGER  prepared  for  college  in  the  Providence  schools, 
and  was  graduated  from  Brown  University  in  the  class  of  1874 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  received  the  degree  of  master  of 
arts  from  his  alma  mater  in  1902. 

President  Faunce  presented  the  degree  in  the  following  terms: 

A.  M. — DANIEL  LARNED  DAVIS  GRANGER,  of  1874,  for  some  time  treas 
urer  of  the  city  of  Providence,  now  its  chief  magistrate.  In  both  offices 
showing  sturdy  honesty,  unflinching  courage,  teaching  us  to  love  the  city 
more  than  party,  and  righteousness  more  than  all. 

Mr.  GRANGER  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Brown  &  Van  Slyck, 
of  Providence,  and  spent  two  years  at  the  Boston  University 
Law  School,  graduating  in  1877. 

He  was  admitted  to  the  Rhode  Island  bar  in  the  same  year, 
and  later  to  the  United  States  courts.  He  was  twice  clerk  of 
the  Rhode  Island  house  of  representatives.  In  1889  he  was 
elected  city  treasurer  of  Providence  and  held  that  office  for 
eleven  years.  He  was  mayor  of  Providence,  1901  and  1902,  two 
terms.  He  was  a  Member  of  the  Fifty-eighth,  Fifty-ninth,  and 
Sixtieth  Congresses,  and  during  the  last  two  terms  was  a  mem 
ber  of  rtie  Ways  and  Means  Committee. 

Mr.  GRANGER'S  nonpolitical  activities  were  wide.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  University  Club  of  Providence,  the  Manhattan 
Club  of  New  York,  the  Cosmos  Club  of  Washington,  and  of 
the  Psi  Upsilon  Fraternity  of  Brown  University. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society;  a 
trustee  of  the  Providence  Public  Library;  for  years  a  member 
of  the  managing  board  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 


Address  of  Mr.  Howard,  of  Georgia  43 

tion;  former  president  of  the  Churchmen's  Club  of  Providence; 
a  member  of  the  standing  committee  of  the  Episcopal  diocese 
of  Rhode  Island;  a  delegate  to  the  Episcopal  triennial  con 
vention  held  in  Richmond,  Va.,  in  1907;  a  member  of  the 
vestry  of  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church,  Providence;  twenty-five 
years  the  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school;  vice-president 
of  the  American  gr6up  of  the  Interparliamentary  Union  for 
the  Promotion  of  International  Arbitration,  and  American  vice- 
president  of  the  union. 

Mr.  GRANGER  died  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  at  the  Hotel  Rich 
mond,  Sunday,  February  14,  1909. 

The  funeral  service  was  held  at  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church, 
Providence,  February  17;  the  burial  in  the  family  lot,  Swan 
Point  Cemetery,  Providence. 

Mr.  GRANGER  was  unmarried.  He  is  survived  by  Miss  Grace 
Granger,  a  sister,  with  whom  he  lived,  and  a  brother,  Dr.  Wil 
liam  D.  Granger,  of  Bronxville,  X.  Y. 


44  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  CHANEY,  or  INDIANA 

Mr.  SPEAKER  :  In  this  House  we  come  to  know  each  other  best 
when  we  come  in  contact  in  committee  work.  With  those  who 
meet  merely  on  the  House  floor  wre  are  not  so  intimate.  I  did 
not  serve  with  Mr.  GRANGER  on  any  committee,  and,  therefore, 
in  the  House  we  knew  each  other  at  a  distance.  He  faced  me 
from  the  Democratic  side,  and  being  of  a  quiet  nature,  not  given 
to  bombast  or  display,  attracted  such  attention  only  as  required 
by  his  duties  here. 

It  is  not,  however,  by  the  man  whose  voice  sounds  oftenest 
in  the  House  that  legislation  is  framed  and  passed,  but  rather 
by  the  steady  hand  \vhich  works  out  the  details,  searches  for 
the  facts,  and  builds  from  the  ground. 

The  architect  of  a  building  is  rarely  ever  the  orator  who 
paints  the  picture  in  eloquence.  He  is  always  on  hand,  but 
his  works  speak  for  him. 

On  the  trip  to  Panama  to  see  the  greatest  of  the  enterprises 
of  men,  I  became  really  acquainted  with  Mr.  GRANGER.  I  found 
him  to  be  a  genial  gentleman,  entertaining  in  conversation, 
worthy  in  judgment. 

From  his  biography  it  appears  that  he  was  possessed  of  a 
good  education,  having  graduated  from  Brown  University  in 
1874,  and  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877.  He  was  qualified,  there 
fore,  for  the  active  duties  of  a  statesman. 

He  was  not  limited  by  the  routine  of  the  college  and  the  bar, 
however.  He  was  reading  clerk  of  the  house  of  representatives 
of  his  State,  and  thereby  made  acquainted  with  the  forms  of 
law.  He  was  acquainted  with  business  also",  having  been  treas 
urer  of  his  home  city  for  eleven  years.  He  came  to  Congress, 


Address  of  Mr.  Chaney,  of  Indiana  45 

therefore,  with  fitness  for  his  duties  here.  Although  a  Demo 
crat  and  bound  by  party  ties,  he  yet  maintained  an  independ 
ence  which  made  his  influence  felt  in  this  House.  He  was  not 
of  the  school  of  pessimism  and  class  discontent.  He  was 
broad  minded  and  patriotic. 

He  is  missed  in  the  councils  of  the  Nation,  and  friends  will 
long  remember  him  for  his  many  good  qualities  of  head  and 
heart. 

I  am  glad  to  testify  to  the  esteem  in  which  he  was  held  by 
his  friends  on  this  side  of  the  Chamber,  and  to  extend  to  his 
family  that  consolation  which  crowns  a  well-spent  life. 


46  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  COCKRAN,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  Qn  the  i4th  day  of  February,  1909,  Members 
of  Congress  approaching  the  Capitol  saw  the  flag  at  half-mast 
and  thus  for  the  first  time  were  apprised  of  a  great  loss  that 
had  befallen  the  public  sendee.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  a 
Representative  in  Congress  from  Rhode  Island,  died  during 
the  previous  night.  His  last  illness  had  been  long  and  tedious, 
but  he  had  persisted  with  such  firmness  in  attempting  to  con 
tinue  the  performance  of  his  duties  that  few  realized  the  des 
perate  state  of  his  health  when  he  appeared  in  the  Committee 
on  Ways  and  Means  during  the  public  hearings  lately  held  on 
the  tariff.  This  iron  determination  to  remain  at  his  post  under 
conditions  so  painful  that  a  man  of  less  rugged  fiber  would  have 
considered  himself  justified  in  employing  all  his  time  and 
thought  in  efforts  to  alleviate  his  physical  suffering  illustrates 
strikingly  the  scrupulous  fidelity  to  duty  which  was  the  dom 
inant  feature  of  his  character  and  which  explains  his  long  career 
of  selt-renunciation,  of  usefulness,  and  of  honor. 

It  would  be  profitless  to  repeat  here  the  account  of  his  life 
and  of  his  public  services,  already  given  in  complete  and  loving 
detail  by  others  among  the  colleagues  who  served  with  him  and 
the  friends  who  revere  his  memory. 

There  is,  however,  one  aspect  of  his  career  which,  I  think, 
deserves  special  mention  for  the  light  it  sheds  upon  the  political 
system  of  which  he  was  an  important  feature  and  on  the  quality 
of  the  citizenship  wrhich  he  adorned. 

When  we  recall  the  length  of  his  public  service,  the  various 
offices  he  filled  in  his  own  State,  as  well  as  in  the  Nation,  and 
the  success  he  achieved  in  each,  the  fact  that  his  death  has 


Address  of  Mr.  Cockran,  of  New  York  47 

been  followed  by  no  evil  consequences  to  the  body  politic  estab 
lishes  conspicuously  the  excellence  of  our  political  system. 
In  any  other  country  the  death  of  such  a  valuable  public  servant 
must  have  left  a  palpable  void  in  the  machinery  of  govern 
ment.  His  sudden  removal  from  the  popular  representative 
body,  and  from  its  most  important  committee,  must  have 
been  followed  by  some  impairment  of  its  efficiency,  if  not  by 
serious  disturbance  of  its  operations.  The  fact  that  notwith 
standing  his  sudden,  abrupt  removal  the  efficiency  of  the  House 
remains  unimpaired,  the  current  of  legislation  uninterrupted, 
the  stability  of  government  unaffected,  prove  conclusively  that 
to  the  perfection  of  our  political  system  no  one  life  is  absolutely 
essential. 

While,  however,  no  man  is  indispensable  to  the  efficiency  of 
our  Government,  it  is  nevertheless  by  the  virtues  and  patriotic 
activities  of  all  men  subject  to  its  authority  that  its  functions 
must  be  performed,  its  vigor  maintained,  its  excellence  ad 
vanced.  Effective  maintenance  of  such  a  system  is  possible 
only  where  civic  virtue  of  the  highest  order  is  a  common  posses 
sion  of  its  citizens.  To  have  become  distinguished  in  such  a 
citizenship  establishes  higher  merit  than  to  have  become  indis 
pensable  in  a  community  composed  of  baser  elements.  The 
extent  to  which  our  late  colleague  achieved  this  distinction  can 
be  judged  by  the  spontaneous  expressions  of  regret  which  his 
death  has  provoked.  The  highest  praise  which  a  public  servant 
under  our  system  can  deserve  is  that  which  the  unanimous 
voice  of  his  fellows  bestows  on  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER.  He 
took  a  foremost  place  in  the  foremost  representative  body  of 
the  foremost  Nation  of  the  world,  and  ne  proved  himself  worthy 
of  it.  To  have  merited  this  universal  acknowledgment  is  the 
noblest  crown  that  can  reward  a  useful  life  of  unwearied,  un 
selfish  public  service. 

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48  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

That  he  has  merited  it  fully  and  completely  is  shown  by  the 
profound  respect  in  which  all  his  associates,  in  common  with 
the  whole  body  of  the  American  people,  hold  the  character  he 
established,  the  high  value  they  place  on  the  virtues  he  pos 
sessed,  the  deep  gratitude  with  which  they  appreciate  the 
services  he  rendered,  the  pride  and  affection  with  which  they 
treasure  the  memorv  he  has  left 


PROCEEDINGS  IN  THE  SENATE 

MONDAY,  February  15,  1909. 

A  message  from  the  House  of  Representatives,  by  Mr.  W.  J. 
Browning,  its  Chief  Clerk,  communicated  to  the  Senate  the  in 
telligence  of  the  death  of  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  late  a 
Representative  from  the  State  of  Rhode  Island,  and  transmitted 
resolutions  of  the  House  thereon. 

The  message  also  announced  that  the  Speaker  of  the  House 
had  appointed  Mr.  Capron,  of  Rhode  Island;  Mr.  Howard,  of 
Georgia;  Mr.  Boutell,  of  Illinois;  Mr.  Underwood,  of  Alabama; 
Mr.  Hill,  of  Connecticut;  Mr.  Slayden,  of  Texas;  Mr.  Hughes,  of 
New  Jersey;  Mr.  Washburn,  of  Massachusetts;  Mr.  Williams,  of 
Mississippi;  Mr.  Parsons,  of  New  York;  Mr.  Sherley.of  Kentucky; 
Mr.  Gaines,of  Tennessee;  Mr.  Ryan,  of  New  York;  Mr.  O'Connell, 
of  Massachusetts;  and  Mr.  Marcus  A.  Smith,  of  Arizona,  members 
of  the  committee  on  the  part  of  the  House. 

Mr.  ALDRICH.  Mr.  President,  I  ask  that  the  resolutions  just 
received  from  the  House  of  Representatives  be  laid  before  the 
Senate. 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.  The  Chair  lays  before  the  Senate  reso 
lutions  from  the  House  of  Representatives,  which  will  be  read. 

The  Secretary  read  the  resolutions,  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  the  House  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  of  the  death 
of  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  late  a  Representative  from  the  Sfate  of 
Rhode  Island. 

Resohcd,  That  a  committee  of  15  members  of  the  House  be  appointed 
by  the  Speaker  to  take  order  superintending  the  funeral  of  Mr.  GRANGER 
at  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  to  attend  the  same  with  such  Members  of  the 
Senate  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  Senate. 

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50  Proceedings  in  the  Senate 

Resolved,  That  the  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the  House  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  directed  to  take  such  steps  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  out 
these  resolutions,  and  that  the  necessary  expense  in  connection  therewith 
be  paid  out  of  the  contingent  fund  of  the  House. 

Resolved,  That  the  Clerk  communicate  these  resolutions  to  the  Senate 
and  transmit  a  copy  thereof  to  the  family  of  the  deceased. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  further  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  de 
ceased  the  House  do  now  stand  in  recess  until  1 1  o'clock  a.  m.  to-morrow. 

Mr.  ALDRICH.  Mr.  President,  I  offer  resolutions  which  I  send 
to  the  desk. 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.  The  Senator  from  Rhode  Island  sub 
mits  resolutions  which  will  be  read  by  the  Secretary. 

The  Secretary  read  the  resolutions,  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  the  Senate  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  the  an 
nouncement  of  the  death  of  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  late  a  Repre 
sentative  from  the  State  of  Rhode  Island. 

Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  seven  Senators  be  appointed  by  the 
Presiding  Officer,  to  join  a  committee  appointed  on  the  part  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  to  attend  -the  funeral  of  the  deceased  at  Providence, 
R.  I. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  communicate  these  resolutions  to  the 
House  of  Representatives  and  transmit  a  copy  thereof  to  the  family  of  the 
deceased. 

The  resolutions  were  considered  by  unanimous  consent  and 
unanimously  agreed  to. 

Under  the  second  resolution  the  Yice-President  appointed 
Mr.  Aldrich,  Mr.  Wetmore,  Mr.  Burrows,  Mr.  Money,  Mr.  Clarke 
of  Arkansas,  Mr.  Taliaferro,  and  Mr.  Taylor  members  of  the 
committee  on  the  part  of  the  Senate. 

Mr.  ALDRICH.  Mr.  President,  I  offer  the  following  additional 
resolution : 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.  The  resolution  will  be  read  by  the 
Secretary. 

The  Secretary  read  the  resolution,  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  as  a  further  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  de 
ceased  the  Senate  do  now  adjourn. 

The  resolution  was  considered  by  unanimous  consent  and 
unanimously  agreed  to. 


Proceedings  in  the  Senate  51 

Thereupon  the  Senate  (at  6  o'clock  and  9  minutes  p.  m.)  ad 
journed  until  to-morrow,  Tuesday,  February  16,  1909,  at  12 
o'clock  meridian. 

'WEDNESDAY,  February  24,  1909. 

Mr.  ALDRICH.  Mr.  President,  I  give  notice  that  on  Saturday, 
February  27,  I  shall  ask  the  Senate  to  consider  resolutions  com 
memorative  of  the  life  and  character  of  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D. 
GRANGER,  late  a  Representative  from  the  State  of  Rhode  Island. 

SATURDAY,  February  27,  1909. 

The  Senate  met  at  1 1  o'clock  a.  m. 

The  Chaplain,  Rev.  Edward  E.  Hale,  offered  the  following 
prayer : 

Behold,  I  come  quickly;  and  my  reward  is  with  me,  to  give 
every  man  according  as  his  work  shall  be. 

Blessed  are  they  that  do  His  commandments,  that  they  may 
have  right  to  the  tree  of  life,  and  may  enter  in  through  the  gates 
into  the  city. 

For  we  know  that  if  our  earthly  house  of  this  tabernacle  were 
dissolved,  we  have  a  building  of  God,  an  house  not  made  with 
hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

Let  us  pray. 

Father,  Thou  hast  taught  us  this  by  Thy  word  in  all  ages 
by  Thy  well-beloved  Son.  To-day  we  are  to  go  back  in  mem 
ory  to  those  who  have  served  Thee  here  and  are  now  serving 
Thee  in  the  larger  service  of  that  other  world. 

O  God,  be  with  us  when  we  interpret  history.  Be  with  us, 
Thou,  when  we  look  into  the  future  to  see  what  our  own  duty 
may  be  in  these  days  that  are  before  us.  Show  Thy  servants  in 
the  Congress,  show  all  persons  in  authority  in  the  Nation,  what 
it  is  to  serve  the  living  God  and  to  bring  in  Thy  law  for  our  law, 
Thy  rule  for  our  passion,  Thy  strength  for  our  weakness,  and 
Thy  love  to  be  with  us  always,  that  we  may  bear  each  other's 


52  Proceedings  in  the  Senate 

burdens,  that  we  may  find  the  duty  that  comes  next  our  hands, 
that  we  may  enter  into  that  service  which  is  perfect  freedom. 

We  ask  it  as  Thine  own  children. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  Thy  name.  Thy 
kingdom  come,  Thy  will  be  done,  on  earth  as  it  is  in  heaven. 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  Forgive  us  our  trespasses  as 
we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us.  Lead  us  not  into 
temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil;  for  Thine  is  the  kingdom, 
and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  forever.  Amen. 

Mr.  ALDRICH.  Mr.  President,  I  offer  the  resolutions  which  I 
send  to  the  desk. 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.  The  resolutions  will  be  read  by  the 
Secretary. 

The  resolutions  were  read,  considered  by  unanimous  consent, 
and  unanimously  agreed  to,  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  the  Senate  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  the  announce 
ment  of  the  death  of  the  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  late  a  Representa 
tive  from  the  State  of  Rhode  Island. 

Resolved,  That  the  business  of  the  Senate  be  now  suspended  in  order 
that  fitting  tributes  may  be  paid  to  his  memory. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  communicate  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
to  the  House  of  Representatives  and  to  the  family  of  the  deceased. 


MEMORIAL  ADDRESSES 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  ALDRICH,  OF  RHODE  ISLAND 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  Mr.  GRANGER  was  born  in  Providence,  R.  I., 
in  1852.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Providence 
and  graduated  from  Brown  University.  He  was  a  lawyer  by 
profession,  and  engaged  in  active  practice  until  1889,  when  he 
was  elected  city  treasurer  of  the  city  of  Providence.  He  served 
in  that  capacity  for  eleven  years,  and  was  a  faithful  and  efficient 
public  servant,  securing  the  confidence  and  support  of  members 
of  both  political  parties. 

In  1900  he  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city  of  Providence,  and 
was  reelected  in  1901.  The  success  of  his  administration  as 
the  chief  magistrate  of  his  native  city  strengthened  the  esteem 
continuously  accorded  to  him  by  the  people  of  Providence. 

He  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives  as  a  Demo 
crat  in  1902,  and  reelected  in  1904  and  1906.  For  twenty 
years — almost  the  entire  period  of  his  active  life — he  was 
engaged  in  the  public  service. 

The  depth  and  sincerity  of  the  regard  with  which  he  was  held 
by  a  very  wide  circle  of  friends  and  admirers  were  evidenced  by 
the  numerous  tributes  to  his  memory,  made  public  at  the  time 
that  his  death  was  announced  in  Providence. 

Mr.  GRANGER  was  closely  affiliated  with  St.  John's  Episcopal 
Church  in  Providence,  and  was  one  ol  its  most  active  and  influ 
ential  members.  He  was  vestryman  of  the  church,  and  for 
twenty-five  years  preceding  his  election  to  Congress  was  super- 

53 


54          Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

intendent  of  its  Sunday  school.  He  was  frequently  a  lay  mem 
ber  of  church  conventions. 

I  can,  perhaps,  best  illustrate  the  position  held  by  Mr. 
GRANGER  in  the  estimation  of  representative  men  of  Providence 
by  quoting  from  recent  statements  made  by  the  Right  Rev. 
W.  N.  McVickar,  bishop  ot  Rhode  Island,  and  Col.  R.  H.  I. 
Goddard,  one  of  Rhode  Island's  leading  citizens. 

Bishop  McVickar,  in  speaking  of  Mr.  GRANGER'S  death,  said: 

Both  church  and  state  have  lost  a  very  valuable  man,  a  man  who  was 
noted  for  his  high  principles  and  integrity.  He  was  a  man  whom  the 
state  and  city  had  delighted  to  honor. 

Colonel  Goddard  said : 

Mr.  GRANGER  was  a  faithful  city  treasurer,  an  excellent  mayor,  and  an 
able  Representative  in  Congress.  His  death  is  a  distinct  loss  to  Rhode 
Island,  whose  interests  he  served  most  conscientiously.  In  his  private 
life  he  was  exemplary,  and  throughout  his  public  career  he  stood  for  the 
highest  standards  of  political  honor. 

These  expressions  iairly  represent  the  estimate  placed  upon 
the  characte-r  and  services  of  Mr.  GRANGER  by  those  who  knew 
him  best  and  were  most  closely  associated  with  him  in  his  re 
ligious  and  political  life.  This  judgment  of  those  most  familiar 
with  his  successful  public  career  and  his  many  private  virtues 
enables  us  to  measure  the  loss  sustained  by  the  people  of  Rhode 
Island  in  the  death  of  Mr.  GRANGER. 


Address  of  Mr.  Wetmore,  of  Rhode  Island  55 


ADDRESS  OF  MR*  WETMORE,  OF  RHODE  ISLAND 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  DANIEL  EARNED  DAVIS  GRANGER  was  born 
at  Providence,  R.  I.,  May  30,  1852,  and  died  at  Washington 
February  14,  1909.  His  funeral  took  place  from  St.  John's 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  at  Providence,  and  he  was  buried 
'at  Swan  Point  Cemetery  on  February  17. 

Mr.  GRANGER  was  fitted  for  college  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
city;  was  graduated  from  Brown  University  in  the  class  of  1874, 
from  Boston  University  in  1877,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.; 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Rhode  Island  the  same  year,  to  the 
United  States  bar  in  1882,  and  for  ten  years  practiced  his  pro 
fession.  In  1902  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M. 
from  his  alma  mater. 

The  first  of  Mr.  GRANGER'S  family  in  America,  Launcelot 
Granger,  was  an  inhabitant  of  Ipswich,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1648, 
and  afterwards  of  Xewberry,  in  the  same  State.  He  went  to 
Suffield,  Conn.,  in  1674,  where  the  line  of  descent  of  Congress 
man  GRANGER  remained  until  his  great-grandfather  and  grand 
father  removed  to  Buffalo  in  1800  and  1806. 

Capt.  Abner  Granger,  the  great-grandfather,  was  present  at 
the  battle  of  Crown  Point  in  1758  and  the  taking  of  Montreal 
in  1760.  He  took  part  in  the  battles  about  New  York,  in  New 
Jersey,  and  Pennsylvania,  and  during  the  winter  of  1777-1778 
was  at  Valley  Forge.  He  was  also  a  participant  in  the  war  of 
1812.  At  his  death,  in  1816,  a  Buffalo  newspaper  described 
him  in  an  obituary  notice  as  a  "veteran  of  three  wars." 

Judge  Erastus  Granger,  the  grandfather,  was  appointed  by 
Jefferson  agent  for  the  Six  Nations,  and  also  by  him  post 
master,  surveyor  of  the  port,  and  collector  of  the  port  of  Buf 
falo,  performing  the  duties  of  the  three  last  offices  by  deputy. 
He  was  also  one  of  the  judges  of  the  court  of  Genesee,  super- 


56  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

visor  of  Buffalo,  and  one  of  the  founders  of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
Church,  being  its  first  senior  warden.  As  Indian  agent  he  was 
largely  instrumental  in  making  a  treaty  with  the  Six  Nations 
which  bound  them  to  neutrality;  and  afterwards,  when  they 
openly  joined  the  side  of  the  Americans,  he  was  commissioned 
as  lieutenant-colonel  of  New  York  Volunteers  and  went  to  the 
front  with  them  to  Canada. 

The  Rev.  James  Nathaniel  Granger,  D.  D.,  the  father,  was 
born  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.  In  1828  he  received  an  appoint 
ment  to  the  United  States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point, 
but,  deciding  to  become  a  clergyman,  entered  the  Hamilton 
Literary  and  Theological  Institute,  now  Colgate  University, 
and  was  graduated  from  the  collegiate  department  and  theo 
logical  school.  In  1842  he  became  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  was  for  many  years  president 
of  the  Rhode  Island  Baptist  State  Convention,  president  of  the 
Rhode  Island  State  Sunday  School  Union,  trustee  and  fellow 
of  Brown  University  and  a  member  of  its  executive  board. 

Outside  of  his  political  activities,  Mr.  D.  L.  D.  GRANGER  was 
a  trustee  of  the  Providence  Public  Library  and  a  member  of 
the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society.  His  interest  in  religious 
matters  and  the  appreciation  in  which  he  was  held  by  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  of  his  State  is  shown  by  the  posi 
tions  he  held  in  that  denomination,  having  been  president  of 
the  Churchman's  Club,  member  of  the  standing  committee  of 
the  diocese,  member  of  the  vestry  of  St.  John's  Church,  and  for 
twenty-five  years  preceding  his  election  to  Congress  superin 
tendent  of  its  Sunday  school. 

Before  his  election  to  the  United  States  House  of  Represen 
tatives  Mr.  GRANGER  was  twice  reading  clerk  of  the  house  of 
representatives  of  Rhode  Island,  city  treasurer  of  Providence 
for  eleven  years,  from  1890  to  1900,  and  mayor  of  Providence 
for  two  terms,  for  the  years  1900  and  1901. 


Address  of  Mr.  Wetmore,  of  Rhode  Island  57 

Mr.  GRANGER  was  elected  from  the  first  district  of  Rhode 
Island  to  the  House  of  Representatives  for  the  Fifty-eighth, 
Fifty-ninth,  and  Sixtieth  Congresses  and  defeated  last  Novem 
ber  for  the  Sixty-first  Congress.  During  his  service  in  the 
House  of  Representatives  he  'was  a  member  of  the  Committee 
on  the  Revision  of  the  Laws  and  the  Committee  on  Ways  and 
Means. 

As  an  evidence  of  the  loyalty  of  Mr.  GRANGER'S  political  sup 
porters  I  would  state  that  in  the  Rhode  Island  election  of  1907 
the  Democratic  candidate  for  governor  was  elected  by  a  plu 
rality  of  over  2,000  votes,  and  the  full  Democratic  ticket  for 
the  general  assembly  from  the  city  of  Providence,  a  part  of  his 
congressional  district,  was  elected  by  an  average  plurality  of 
over  3,000  votes. 

At  the  elections  last  November,  the  presidential  year,  when 
Mr.  Taft  received  a  larger  plurality  than  President  Roosevelt  in 
1904,  the  situation  described  a  little  above  was  reversed,  and 
the  Republican  candidate  for  governor  was  elected  by  a  plu 
rality  of  over  7,000  and  the  full  Republican  ticket  for  the  gen 
eral  assembly  from  the  city  of  Providence  was  elected  by  an 
average  plurality  of  almost  1,000,  and  yet  Mr.  GRANGER  was 
defeated  by  only  81  votes. 

For  some  time  past  Mr.  GRANGER'S  health  had  been  seriously 
affected,  and  he  was  obliged  during  a  part  of  two  sessions  of 
Congress  to  go  to  Florida  and  the  South,  the  condition  of  his 
health  being  apparently  much  benefited  by  so  doing.  Last 
summer,  when  in  England,  he  had,  however,  such  a  severe  at 
tack  of  the  heart  that  on  his  return  home  he  was  advised  by  his 
physician  to  take  little  or  no  part  in  the  presidential  campaign, 
an  admonition  which  he  submitted  to  with  rare  exceptions.  On 
November  7  last  he  was  stricken  on  his  way  to  Buffalo  with 
a  much  severer  similar  attack,  from  which  he  never  recovered 
to  anv  extent. 


58  Memorial  Addresses:  Daniel  L.  D.  Granger 

On  his  death  the  governor  of  Rhode  Island,  a  Republican, 
communicated  the  following  message  to  the  general  assembly: 

As  chief  executive  of  the  State  it  becomes  my  painful  duty  to  commu 
nicate  officially  to  you  the  fact  of  the  death  of  Hon.  DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER, 
Member  of  Congress  from  the  First  Congressional  District  of  Rhode  Island 
£or  the  term  ending  March  4,  1909,  which  occurred  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
on  the  evening  of  Sunday,  February  14. 

As  a  lawyer,  statesman,  and  citizen,  Congressman  GRANGER  held  a  place 
in  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  people  that  it  falls  to  the  lot  of  few 
to  attain.  In  the  belief  that  some  fitting  recognition  of  his  service  to 
the  State  should  be  accorded  by  its  legislative  body,  I  would  respectfully 
recommend  that  on  the  day  of  the  funeral,  Wednesday,  February  17,  all 
business  before  the  general  assembly  that  does  not  necessitate  immediate 
action  be  suspended  for  the  day. 

As  a  further  mark  of  respect,  I  have  ordered  that  the  flags  on  all  state 
buildings  in  Rhode  Island  be  placed  at  half-mast  on  the  day  of  the  funeral 
from  sunrise  until  the  completion  of  the  funeral  ceremonies. 

The  general  assembly  of  Rhode  Island,  Republican,  by  95  to 
12,  under  a  suspension  of  the  rules,  passed  by  unanimous  vote 
of  both  branches  the  following  resolutions  of  respect: 

Resolved,  That  the  general  assembly,  through  the  message  of  his  excel 
lency  the  governor,  learns  with  profound  regret  of  the  death  of  the  Hon. 
DANIEL  L.  D.  GRANGER,  Member  of  the  Sixtieth  Congress  for  the  first 
district  of  Rhode  Island. 

Resolved,  That  the  extended  and  exalted  public  services  of  Mr.  GRANGER 
entitle  his  memory  to  the  highest  respect  of  the  people  of  the  State. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  mark  of  appreciation  of  Mr.  GRANGER'S  devotion  to 
his  ideals  of  right  and  his  ever-faithful  performance  of  duty  the  general 
assembly  shall,  on  Wednesday,  the  iyth  day  of  February,  the  day  of  the 
funeral,  adjourn  at  the  earliest  practicable  hour. 

Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  the  general  assembly,  comprising  three 
members  of  the  senate,  to' be  appointed  by  his  excellency  the  governor,  and 
four  members  of  the  house  of  representatives,  to  be  appointed  by  the  hon 
orable  speaker,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  created  to  represent  the  general 
assembly  at  the  funeral  ceremonies. 

Mr.  President,  as  a  further  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of 
the  deceased,  I  move  that  the  Senate  adjourn. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to;  and  (at  5  o'clock 
and  27  minutes  p.  m.)  the  Senate  adjourned  until  Monday, 
March  i,  1909,  at  n  o'clock  a.  m. 

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